Was there any actual point to all of that ranting? So a lot of Redditors (myself included) are pro-gun and like to exercise our 2A rights by owning and occasionally <i>gasp</i> shooting <i>/gasp</i> guns! Oh noes! FSM forbid that a civilian might own a "powerful" gun like an AR-15.<p>Never mind that, like all of the other articles written by paranoid anti-gun kooks, this article is sadly misinformed about the nature, capacity, and capabilities of various guns. An AR-15 is a civilian weapon, not capable of select-fire or fully-automatic fire, and is no more "powerful" than most popular semi-automatic hunting rifle. And in terms of ballistic power, the 5.56 NATO rounds are relative lightweights, being nearly equivalent to .223 Remington rounds, and with less ballistic power than a .308 Winchester, .30-06, .375 Ruger and a whole laundry-list of other rifle cartridges. There's no more reason to get all panicky and freaked-out over an AR-15 than any other gun. As far as that goes, you can kill someone with a single-shot lever-action .22LR. Sheesh.
Many, many redditors calling it clickbait. <a href="http://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/1upfw8/mother_jones_attempting_to_smear_reddit_for/" rel="nofollow">http://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/1upfw8/mother_jones_at...</a>
I understand the desire for an individual to purchase a firearm in the interest of protecting your family. However this still available comment on twitter seems like it is more about making a profit and circumventing what little regulation we have on the books;<p>"Listen, I'm not saying I want to see Sandy Hook Part II but another 20 or 30 dead kids would really dress out my balance sheet."<p><a href="https://twitter.com/FirearmConcierg/status/410868580905783296" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/FirearmConcierg/status/41086858090578329...</a><p>Please someone who loves the 2nd amendment come up with a way to justify this disgusting comment.